Director of Athletic Training Services and Partnerships - VCU Health

The Director of Athletic Training Services and Partnerships is responsible for monitoring, directing, and providing oversight for the operations and function of the Outreach Athletic Training program. The Director of Athletic Training Services and Partnership position assists VCU Health leaders, and leadership across the interdisciplinary Sports Medicine program, with strategic growth, evolution, program development, service enhancement, and targeted community outreach of our certified athletic training (ATC) services.

Essential Job Statements

Provides direct supervision, and mentoring, to Outreach Athletic Trainers. This includes having supervisory oversight of multiple locations, venues or AT clinical practice environments to coordinate programs and services across the region. Special emphasis will be placed upon collegiate, high school, and recreational sports medicine-based community outreach initiatives, working in close collaboration with both physicians as well as both internal and external leaders. Facilitates strategic initiatives, partnerships, annual contract renewals, and negotiation of new outreach contracts. Responsible for ensuring high quality patient care is provided to contracted stakeholders.

Directs and negotiates Athletic Trainer Outreach Program contracts, staff, and relationships. Oversees partnerships, renewals and negotiation of new contracts, requests for review of policies and procedures, facilitates strategic initiatives between staff, physicians, clinics, hospital administration, athletic trainers, and athletic directors. Special emphasis will be placed upon collegiate, high school, and recreational sports medicine-based community outreach initiatives, working in close collaboration with both physicians as well as both internal and external leaders.

Collaborate with VCU Health leadership and physician leadership when indicated, develops departmental goals, policies, and procedures. Providers leadership and support required to achieve program goals and objectives.

Develops and maintains collegial and professional interactions with providers, staff and other VCU Health leaders and departments. Routinely meets with Medical Director for Sports Medicine.

Provide mentoring and education to staff and students within area of expertise/specialization. Supervises, monitors, promotes quality improvement, and enhances growth opportunities for ATCs.

Ensures compliance with business unit policies, procedures, and governmental/accreditation regulations. Maintains confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines in regard to patient information. Makes recommendations to increase efficiency, decrease costs, or improve daily operations.

Independently manages the daily operations with consistent focus on early and expedient access to care. This includes but is not limited to assuring appropriate staffing, controlling expenses, managing schedules, and assuring efficient processes are in place to support the team members and customers.

Lead contact for all athletic training/sports partnerships.

Collaborate with marketing department to ensure all partnership activation and execution while ensuring all contractual assets are delivered to include stadium/facility signage, digital asset development, print, video content, supporting promotional activity, on-site activation, etc.

As need, serves as a athletic trainer, evaluates athletes and physically active individuals facilitating appropriate referral to physicians and therapists, to design a plan of care to facilitate return to functional activity. For any isolated physician extender activities, he/she provides clinical assistance to the physician increasing their efficiency and level of patient care and services.

Patient Population: Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge and related competencies of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age, specific needs and to provide the equitable care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures. Pediatrics (1-12 years), Adolescents (13-17 years), Adults (18-64 years), Geriatrics (65 years and older)

Employment Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelors’s Degree in a specialized curriculum accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, Healthcare or other related field. Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Health Care Administration.

Preferred Education: N/A

Licensing/ Certification

Licensure/Certification Required: National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Board of Certification (BOC) Current ECC certification.

Licensure/Certification Preferred: N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Years and Type of Required Experience:10+ years of experience as an Athletic Trainer (ATC) – collegiate, high school, clinic, industrial. 5-7 years supervisory experience. 5+ years sports medicine experience 5+ years contract negotiation

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Knowledge of Ambulatory care operations. Previous experience planning and implementing care delivery and community outreach strategies and services; project management; and clinical operations experience.

Cultural Responsiveness: Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: Academic Health Care Experience

Working Conditions: Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur. General office environment. May be exposed to physical altercations and verbal abuse. May be required to use physical restraints. May be exposed to adverse weather conditions; cold, hot, dust, wind, etc.

Required to car travel to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather conditions. May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights. May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids. * May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials. *

May have periods of constant interruptions. Prolonged periods of working alone.

• Individuals in this position are required to exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn the policies concerning infection control.